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In this article the author argues that there is a need for a new "official" translation of the Bible. He discusses modern trends in Bible translation. He also evaluates Afrikaans translations of the Bible on the basis ...

Nel, Marius Johannes(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

The tales in the Book of Daniel (Dan 1-6) do not have typical apocalyptic features. The tales form part of a book that also includes visions (Dan
7-12) that exhibit definite apocalyptic features. The question is posed: ...

This article deals with some aspects of the historical Abraham. Reference is made to an Afrikaans author, Karel Schoeman, and his novel,
"Verliesfontein". In this work Schoeman attempts to enter the history of a town and ...

Joubert, Stephan Jacobus, 1958-(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

Modern Bible translations are often more sensitive to the needs of their intended readers than to the right of biblical texts to be heard on their own terms as religious artefacts from the ancient Mediterranean world. Since ...

Christians tend to be horrified and embarrassed by the bloodthirstiness of Psalm 137, especially in the light of Jesus' command to forgive one's
enemies. A prayer, which rejoices in the cold blooded murder of innocent ...

Psalms are songs that have principal importance in Jewish and Christian traditions; in the Eastern Orthodox and Western churches; in the
Roman Catholic tradition and numerous Reformed divisions. Contemplation on this rich ...

The authors of this article explore the possibility of using imagination instead of so-called objective truths in human decision making. They argue that imagination plays a role even if one operates with the objectivist ...

Negrov, Alexander I.(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

This study attempts to identify the issues that are specifically important for an understanding of biblical interpretation within the Russian Orthodox Church. Its purpose is not to advocate pro or contra Russian biblical ...

The Church as we understand it, is an alternative community to the State because it has been borne out of the single most important event of the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (Pannenberg 1972:87). The Church ...

De Klerk, Barend Jacobus, 1945-(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

The African Renaissance concerns the moral, cultural and spiritual transformation of the African human being. Liturgy has a decisive
impact on the vision, aspirations and hopes of the believer. Therefore, liturgy can have ...

This article offers a contribution to the homiletical anthropology. It is an attempt to correct certain elements of the classical reformed vision, where human beings are theologically defined as sinners. About human
relations, ...

Information poverty does not only pertain to the lack of essential information, but can also be defined as a condition of life where the majority
of people within a specific context do not have the means nor the skills ...

Van Niekerk, A.S. (Attie)(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

The relation between theology in the Dutch Reformed Church and the African world is discussed with reference to: (a) the relation between theology in the Dutch Reformed Church and science, and specifically the university ...

Barnard, Marcel, 1957-(Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, 2001)

The publication of a new service book of the reformed and Lutheran churches in the Netherlands, and of a new liturgical handbook, have given the science of liturgy in that country a new impulse. The development of the ...

The early Christian martyr is usually only seen in terms of testimony or witness. It is argued that a political technology of the body enables us to see the manner in which the pained body of the early Christian martyr ...

This article consists of four sections. Firstly, it reflects on the public debate regarding Jesus' alleged illegitimacy. The article argues that illegitimacy here refers to fatherlessness. Secondly, Joseph is focused on. ...

Christ is presented as a solution to suffering in first Peter. This is achieved by way of three main arguments. Firstly, a new identity is developed of which Christ forms the center. Secondly, the author provides hope, ...